Transactions associated with a mobile device
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1. A method comprising:
- in a merchant device linked to a server by a first network, sending a registration to the server;
sending a transaction message to the server;
receiving, on the merchant device, a unique identifier from the server in response to the transaction message;
broadcasting, from the merchant device, the unique identifier to enable a mobile device to detect the unique identifier;
in response to the broadcasted unique identifier, receiving instructions in the server from a mobile application residing in a memory of a mobile device over a second network;
processing a transaction in response to the instructions; and
notifying the merchant device of the processed transaction.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for transactions associated with a mobile device. A method includes, in a merchant device linked to a server by a first network, sending a registration to the server, sending a transaction message to the server, receiving a unique identifier from the server in response to the transaction message, broadcasting the unique identifier, in response to the broadcasted unique identifier, receiving instructions in the server from a mobile application residing in a memory of a mobile device over a second network, processing a transaction in response to the instructions, and notifying the merchant device of the processed transaction.
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1. A method comprising:
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in a merchant device linked to a server by a first network, sending a registration to the server; sending a transaction message to the server; receiving, on the merchant device, a unique identifier from the server in response to the transaction message; broadcasting, from the merchant device, the unique identifier to enable a mobile device to detect the unique identifier; in response to the broadcasted unique identifier, receiving instructions in the server from a mobile application residing in a memory of a mobile device over a second network; processing a transaction in response to the instructions; and notifying the merchant device of the processed transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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in a mobile device having a mobile application residing in a memory, detecting a unique identifier broadcasted by a merchant device over a first network, the unique identifier generated by a server in response to a communication from the merchant device; sending a transaction message containing the unique identifier over a second network to the server; receiving a transaction summary from the server over the second network; and sending processing instructions to the server over the second network in response to the received transaction summary. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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